[Spain] A´trans´law moves step further
Visible Proposition Canaria Nondiscrimination Act on the Grounds of Gender Identity and Recognition of the Rights of Transsexual Persons was registered in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, on 2 April, with the unanimous support of Popular parliamentary groups, Socialist , and Joint Canario Nacionalist.

[Kuwait] Cross-dressers caught
Four crossdressers who were arrested inside the free trade zone have been handed over to the concerned authorities, reports Alam Alyawm daily.

[India] RTI query reveals no funds, schemes for transgenders
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Union finance minister P Chidambaram and Union law and justice minister Kapil Sibal may have come out against the Supreme Court order, which upheld Indian Penal Code Section 377 and criminalised gay sex. RTI documents, however, reveal that the same Congress-led UPA government has done little to uplift transgenders, for whom there are no welfare schemes, no reservation, and of course no funds.

[New Zealand] Concern remains about prison abuse risk
A youth-led group pushing for change in the criminal justice system remains worried about the risk of abuse of the rights of transgender prisoners.

[CA, USA] S.F. women's rights advocate accused of raping wife
While attorneys for a women's rights advocate and prominent Twitter engineer accused of raping her estranged wife say the accuser is "out for revenge," a friend who says she was present after the incident said Friday that the wife just wants to teach her children that criminals must face justice.

[NC, USA] Transgender rights take front seat
The past couple weeks have seen a flurry of attention, advocacy and activism on behalf of transgender rights in Charlotte. In particular, community members, activists and organizations have rallied around transgender young people seeking safety and inclusion at local schools.

[NH, USA] Confessions post prompts discussion about transgender care
The popular Facebook page “UNH Confessions” was originally created as a place where students could anonymously post funny stories and anecdotes; lately, though, the tables have turned and the page has become a social justice battleground, of sorts. A recent debate, which has since been deleted, centered around the importance of transgender care at Health Services.

[NY, USA] Myls Dobson's death declared a homicide: officials
The cause of death for the adorable 4-year-old child is child abuse syndrome, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Thursday. Myls died on Jan. 8 while in the care of his father's transgendered gal pal, Kryzie King.

[OK, USA] Oklahoma transgender cop runs for House of Representatives
After a record-breaking first day, candidates continue filing for state and local races at the Capitol.
One of those candidates is a high-profile transgender Oklahoma City Police Officer, who was in the center of a legal battle with the department a decade ago.

[PA, USA] Police: Man accused of rape
transgender man from Wayne County has been arrested in Texas on charges of raping two underage females, state police at Honesdale reported.
David Scott Teeter, 48, also known as Heather Teeter, was taken into custody Wednesday in Hurst, Texas. He faces extradition to Pennsylvania.